Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a guideline for diagnosis across the lifespan

The consequences of prenatal alcohol exposure were first described more than 40 years ago.[1][1],[2][2] The term “fetal alcohol syndrome” (FAS) was first used to describe the cluster of birth defects due to prenatal alcohol exposure (including growth restriction, craniofacial abnormalities and

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  2016

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  Canadian Medical Association Journal

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  2016-02-16

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  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1503/cmaj.141593PMID 26668194PMCID PMC4754181
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